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Quebec premier announces vaccine passport system after rise in COVID-19 cases
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says the government will impose a vaccine passport system following a recent rise in COVID-19 infections. Legault said today that Health Minister Christian Du...
Aug 05, 2021
Canada, U.S. business leaders urge Congress to demand to see northern border plan
WASHINGTON - A group of U.S. and Canadian business leaders is pushing Congress for a plan to ease restrictions at the land border with Canada. The group, led by the North American Strategy for Competi...
Aug 05, 2021
Ottawa announces $6 billion transfer to Quebec aimed at strengthening child care
MONTREAL - The Canadian government is giving Quebec about $6 billion over five years, a significant portion of which will go to the province's child-care network. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made th...
Aug 05, 2021
Hajdu pens letter to Alberta, asks for science behind plan to lift COVID rules
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu has sent a letter to her Alberta counterpart saying she shares concerns about the province's plan to lift all of its COVID-19 health restrictions. In the l...
Aug 05, 2021
Ottawa won't share details on Afghan refugees due to security reasons: Mendicino
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says the federal government won't share details on the numbers and whereabouts of Afghan refugees who landed in Canada yesterday and those who will arrive...
Aug 05, 2021
Top court turns down family's request to seal material found in van attacker's home
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a request to keep some information barred from public view in the Toronto van attack case. Family members of Alek Minassian, who killed 10 people whe...
Aug 05, 2021
Three-medal day for Canada as Damian Warner wins decathlon gold, sets Olympic record
TOKYO - Seemingly poised for victory from the very beginning of the decathlon, Canadian Damian Warner cruised to a record-setting gold-medal victory - one of three medals for Canada at the Tokyo Olymp...
Aug 05, 2021
Police investigate slaying of man, 32, gunned down in home on Montreal's south shore
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Police are investigating another fatal shooting with possible links to organized crime in the Montreal area. Longueuil, Que., police say a man was shot at least one time inside his r...
Aug 05, 2021
Iran swears in new hard-line president amid regional tension
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The protg of Iran's supreme leader, Ebrahim Raisi, was sworn in as the country's new president during a ceremony in parliament on Thursday, an inauguration that completes hard-line...
Aug 05, 2021
Canadian Damian Warner wins gold in decathlon, sets Olympic record
TOKYO - Canadian Damian Warner has won gold and set an Olympic record in the decathlon at the Tokyo Olympics. Warner capped off the 10-discipline event with a fifth-place finish in the 1,500 metres an...
Aug 05, 2021
